- #1 Starward Rogue
97% matchVery Positive90% of 489 reviews2016
Dev: Arcen Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Starward Rogue is a bullet hell twin-stick shooter. Blast your way through the Megalith, a rogue-lite labyrinth lodged in the side of a star. Customize your mech with a huge variety of weapons, perks, and upgrades. Steel yourself for the dangers that lurk in the depths of the dungeon.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 16.4%, Mechs 15.8% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 10.4%, Bullet Hell 10.4%, Action Roguelike 10%
- #2 Go Mecha Ball
96% matchVery Positive87% of 452 reviews2024
Dev: Whale Peak GamesPub: Super Rare Originals
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Load up and roll out, in this twin stick shooter with roguelike progression! Blast your way through arcade-style levels, using pinball-style physics mixed with an arsenal of devastating weapons. Defeat waves of enemy bots, battle big bosses, and upgrade your mech between runs.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 15.2%, Mechs 11.8% ★, Arena Shooter 11.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 9.9%, Bullet Hell 8.8%
- #3 Vital Shell
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,426 reviews2026
Dev: MarvinWizard
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Vital Shell is a single player top-down arena shooter that puts you in control of mechs inspired by classic fantasy archetypes. Unlock powerful synergies with unique weapons, traits, and abilities as you take on increasingly challenging waves of enemies in a shattered realm.
Why similar: Mechs 26.5% ★, Arena Shooter 14.5%, Bullet Hell 12%, Action Roguelike 11.7%, Top-Down Shooter 10.5%
- #4 Destropolis
96% matchVery Positive87% of 287 reviews2020
Dev: Igrek GamesPub: Games Incubator
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 45%
Destropolis is a top-down shooter game with a fully destructible environment, hundreds of enemies and nuclear explosions. Fight a countless swarm of enemies. Tear them to pieces with bullets, lasers and explosions. Destroy as many of them as you can before they overwhelm you...
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 19.6%, Bullet Hell 13%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.4%, Action Roguelike 12.1%, Top-Down Shooter 11.4%
- #5 Voidigo
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,722 reviews2023
Dev: semiwork
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 64%
A vividly animated action roguelite focused on boss hunting. Unleash an array of diverse weapons and powerups to combat the corruption of the Void.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 20.8%, Action Roguelike 12.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.3%, Bullet Hell 12.1%, Top-Down Shooter 10.2%
- #6 Roboquest
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 23,771 reviews2023
Dev: RyseUp Studios
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 17.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Roboquest is a fast FPS Roguelite in a scorched futureworld. You're a rebooted Guardian, ready to kick some metal ass! Fight with your buddy or by yourself and annihilate hordes of deadly bots in ever-changing environments.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 25.2%, Roguelite 18.9%, Bullet Hell 16.6%, Post-apocalyptic 14.6%, Shooter 13%
- #7 Armechgeddon
94% matchVery Positive88% of 50 reviews2024
Dev: MothCat
Windows
Armechgeddon is a chaotic action rogue-lite with a minimalist control scheme. Pick the right mech and pilot for the job, and lay waste to hundreds of enemies with your custom arsenal.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 18.9%, Bullet Hell 18.9%, Mechs 17.6% ★, Roguelite 14.8%, Robots 7.8%
- #8 Army of Ruin
91% matchVery Positive89% of 2,692 reviews2023
Dev: Milkstone Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 14.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Wreak havoc on countless foes with mighty weapons and deadly spells! Enhance your skills and face even greater dangers! Army of Ruin is an auto-shooter where you become the Bullet Hell.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 16.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.4%, Action Roguelike 15.2%, Top-Down Shooter 13.8%, Roguelite 10.5%
- #9 Danger Scavenger
92% matchMostly Positive73% of 500 reviews2021
Dev: Piotr WolkPub: Star Drifters
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Danger Scavenger is fast-paced action, cyberpunk-themed, roguelite skyline crawler. Blow up, cut, shoot enemy robots on the roofs of skyscrapers. Choose your way to higher levels, loot, buy stuff, upgrade yourself, fight against greedy corporations, be a rebel!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 15%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.4%, Action Roguelike 10.6%, Robots 9.6%, Bullet Hell 9.2%
- #10 Swarm Grinder
91% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,171 reviews2024
Dev: Last Bite GamesPub: Null State Protocol
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 76%
An action roguelite game with alien swarms and mechs. Battle enemies to make your way through a mass of spreading and evolving cells hosting dormant enemies. Collect a variety of game-changing skills and upgrades to create unique builds.
Why similar: Mechs 26.7% ★, Bullet Hell 14.6%, Action Roguelike 14%, Procedural Generation 11.7%, Roguelite 11.6%
- #11 Gunbot Diplomacy
90% matchVery Positive88% of 241 reviews2025
Dev: Sleepy SentryPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Splatter slimes, massacre mutants, and assemble your perfect Gunbot! Survive hordes of enemies in this top-down shooter roguelite by customizing your weapons on the unique upgrade grid, and pick from a wide variety of build-defining modules and wacky base bots for a new experience every run.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 16.6%, Arena Shooter 15.9%, Robots 12.5%, Action Roguelike 11%, Top-Down Shooter 10.7%
- #12 Demon Hunt
89% matchMostly Positive75% of 423 reviews2025
Dev: Massive Hug
Windows
Battle through demon-infested lands in this fast-paced rogue-lite bullet-heaven. Pick unique weapons with powerful evolutions, and hunt down ancient demons in intense boss fights. Loot, upgrade, and unlock new ways to grow stronger after every hunt!
Why similar: Mechs 19% ★, Twin Stick Shooter 14.4%, Bullet Hell 10.9%, Action Roguelike 10.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 8.6%
- #13 Core Devourer
89% matchMostly Positive75% of 111 reviews2024
Dev: IcyQuill
Windows
Hunt down huge hordes of droids, absorb their cores and become the strongest cybernetic being. In this sci-fi action-packed roguelite, you unlock weapons with unique effects, craft powerful gear and create endless combinations of upgrades for your character. Make your choice and break the game.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23%, Bullet Hell 13.7%, Action Roguelike 13.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.8%, Roguelite 9.9%
- #14 Gunlocked
88% matchVery Positive87% of 502 reviews2022
Dev: FromLefcourt
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
A twin stick shooter without the twin stick, Gunlocked is a sci-fi action roguelike about careful positioning and upgrade selection. Manage unique targeting systems across multiple weapons and upgrades, as you battle legions of alien ships, and then do it all over again!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18%, Bullet Hell 16.8%, Action Roguelike 15.6%, Roguelite 11.5%, Shooter 7.8%
- #15 M.O.O.D.S.
86% matchVery Positive87% of 66 reviews2025
Dev: StickyStoneStudio
Windows
Grab a gun and take down hostile robots corrupted by synthetic emotions! Combine weapon modifications and wreak havoc in this roguelite shooter. Let your emotions shape combat and alter boss fights! Fight alone or join up with up to 4 players!
Why similar: Mechs 17.5% ★, Twin Stick Shooter 15.9%, Bullet Hell 9.6%, Action Roguelike 9.2%, Top-Down Shooter 9%
- #16 Star of Providence
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,276 reviews2017
Dev: Team D-13
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Star of Providence is a top down action shooter with procedurally generated elements. Explore a large, abandoned facility in search of incredible power, fighting dangerous foes and gaining new weapons and upgrades as you progress.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 13.6%, Bullet Hell 13.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.5%, Action Roguelike 11.4%, Roguelite 10.2%
- #17 CRYPTARK
87% matchVery Positive82% of 1,913 reviews2017
Dev: Alientrap
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 34%
Cryptark is a 2D sci-fi shooter where you take on the role of a heavily armed privateer seeking to earn government contracts by boarding deadly alien space-hulks. It's up to you to strategize a plan of attack, pick an equipment loadout, and destroy the central core to be victorious.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 22.1%, Twin Stick Shooter 19.9%, Mechs 19.6% ★, Roguelite 9.6%, Bullet Hell 6.8%
- #18 Project Lazarus
85% matchVery Positive80% of 1,374 reviews2023
Dev: Terapoly
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 75%
You are the first party mech pilot of alien planet colonizers! Project Lazarus is a survival game with rogue-lite elements. Deploy and upgrade your mech to the metal!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 29.8%, Bullet Hell 27.1%, Mechs 12.4% ★, Arcade 11.3%, Sci-fi 7.4%
- #19 Galactic Glitch
83% matchVery Positive90% of 853 reviews2025
Dev: Crunchy Leaf Games
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 62%
A physics-powered action roguelike. Grab asteroids, catch missiles, and hurl them back at swarming enemies. Build wild loadouts, defeat colossal bosses, and push deeper into a collapsing galaxy.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 19%, Arena Shooter 14%, Action Roguelike 10.9%, Bullet Hell 10.4%, Top-Down Shooter 10.1%
- #20 Survivors of the Dawn
84% matchMostly Positive75% of 744 reviews2023
Dev: indieGiant
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 71%
A roguelite horde-survival bullet heaven with QUINTILLIONS of bullets over QUINTILLIONS of hordes. Mix weapons with items, modify, control chaos at terminals and break through tightening waves.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 18.5%, Action Roguelike 12.3%, Bullet Hell 11.8%, Robots 11.3%, Top-Down Shooter 10.7%
- #21 REPLIKATOR
84% matchVery Positive87% of 126 reviews2022
Dev: R_Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
In this twin stick roguelite shooter, you play as one of the galactic mercenaries, explore a mysterious scientific complex and uncover the secret of the REPLIKATOR project.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 16.6%, Bullet Hell 10.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.1%, Robots 9.7%, Action Roguelike 9.4%
- #22 Doomsday Hunters
82% matchVery Positive90% of 784 reviews2023
Dev: Moregames
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Shoot stuff in a perfect pixel world, combine items, build guns, die every time! Roguelite twin-stick shooter where magic and post-apocalyptic future technologies collide. Defeat evil lord Dracula and save everyone!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.8%, Bullet Hell 13.5%, Difficult 12.6%, Action Roguelike 10.6%, Post-apocalyptic 10.6%
- #23 Time Wasters
81% matchVery Positive88% of 2,590 reviews2023
Dev: Proton Studio
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Time Wasters is a space shooter bullet heaven roguelite. Equip and upgrade weapons, destroy swarms of enemies, and collect Time & Space Cubes to bend the timeline to your advantage.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 17.4%, Bullet Hell 13.6%, Action Roguelike 12.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.8%, Top-Down Shooter 12%
- #24 Brigador: Up-Armored Edition
82% matchVery Positive93% of 5,666 reviews2016
Dev: Stellar Jockeys
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Pilot a mech to hunt down and destroy the oppressive government of a cyberpunk autocracy. In this fast-paced, top-down shooter, use overwhelming firepower to destroy columns of tanks and level buildings. Unlock up to 56 unique vehicles and 40 weapons.
Why similar: Mechs 21.6% ★, Twin Stick Shooter 18.2%, Top-Down Shooter 9.8%, Difficult 9.3%, Robots 8.6%
- #25 Disfigure
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 6,133 reviews2023
Dev: Cold Brew Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Disfigure is a grim-dark rogue-like where you battle relentless hordes of monsters lurking in the shadows. Unlock powerful weapons, craft god-like builds with hundreds of upgrades, slay colossal bosses, and push your limits in intense 20–30 minute survival runs.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 19.3%, Arena Shooter 14.5%, Bullet Hell 13.1%, Action Roguelike 12.3%, Top-Down Shooter 11.2%
- #26 Void Resurgence
79% matchVery Positive95% of 62 reviews2025
Dev: Puza Games
Windows · Mac
Command a starship in Void Resurgence, a retro-futuristic space roguelite. Battle through colorful cosmic fields, collect upgrades, and build your ultimate ship. Dodge intense bullet-hell patterns and fight for survival. Every run offers new challenges and permanent progress.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 13.7%, Action Roguelike 12%, Bullet Hell 11.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.4%, Top-Down Shooter 11%
- #27 Voids Vigil
78% matchVery Positive95% of 365 reviews2025
Dev: caiysPub: caiysware
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Blast through robotic hordes in this arena auto-battler rogue-lite Brotato-like. Use auto-firing weapons and drones, timely dashes and special abilities to reach the Void where a final Conservator awaits convergence. Spend your Cogs wisely within the varied shops to create unique builds!
Why similar: Arena Shooter 21.4%, Bullet Hell 16.4%, Action Roguelike 16.3%, Top-Down Shooter 12.7%, Roguelite 11.8%
- #28 Planetary Dustoff
81% matchVery Positive84% of 51 reviews2019
Dev: Rymdfall AB
Windows · Mac
Planetary Dustoff is a space-themed roguelite shooter. Go on a death riddled journey to sprawling alien environments and fight your way through hordes of enemies and epic boss battles. Take part in the revived Planetary Survey Program and help the Space Faction find a new home for humanity.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 20.6%, Twin Stick Shooter 18.7%, Roguelite 13.3%, Top-Down Shooter 11.6%, Bullet Hell 11.4%
- #29 Orbital Bullet – The 360° Rogue-lite
77% matchVery Positive86% of 780 reviews2022
Dev: SmokeStabPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Orbital Bullet is a fast paced 360° action-platformer with rogue-lite elements, where all actions take place in a circular pattern. Fight your way through a variety of procedural planets and use body modifications, crafting and heavy weaponry. Kill. Die. Modify.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 25.4%, Difficult 23%, Procedural Generation 17.1%, Futuristic 12.7%, Sci-fi 8.9%
- #30 Wildcat Gun Machine
79% matchMixed64% of 120 reviews2022
Dev: Chunkybox GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Wildcat Gun Machine is a bullet hell dungeon crawler where you take on hordes of disgusting flesh beasts with a wide variety of guns, giant mech robots, and cute kittens.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.3%, Bullet Hell 14.4%, Difficult 11.8%, Robots 11.3%, Top-Down Shooter 9.3%
- #31 Gunlocked 2
76% matchVery Positive88% of 64 reviews2025
Dev: FromLefcourt
Windows
Movement is your weapon. A sci-fi action roguelike and shmup combined, in Gunlocked 2 you'll pilot and upgrade a state-of-the-art warship against endless waves of deadly aliens. Deep customization, branching paths, and tons of unlockables offer endless replayability!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 14.6%, Action Roguelike 13%, Bullet Hell 12%, Top-Down Shooter 11.4%, Roguelite 10.4%
- #32 ArcRunner
78% matchMixed70% of 235 reviews2023
Dev: Trickjump Games LtdPub: PQube
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Traverse 'The Arc' in this beautiful, Cyberpunk-styled action rogue-lite as you attempt to reset an evil rogue AI. Experiment with different weapons and augments as you fight hordes of machines programmed for your annihilation! Collect Nanites & power-up after every run either solo or with friends!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 18.9%, Robots 15.2%, Procedural Generation 13.7%, Roguelite 12.3%, Futuristic 11.7%
- #33 Graveyard Gunslingers
77% matchMixed60% of 207 reviews2024
Dev: PyroPhysics
Windows
Shoot hordes of zombies in a bullet hell roguelite arena. By day, harvest resources, unlock map areas, and prepare for the upcoming night. Craft unique strategies by combining characters, weapons, and exploring a vast ability tree.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 19.5%, Action Roguelike 13.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.2%, Bullet Hell 13.2%, Top-Down Shooter 12%
- #34 Scrappage
76% matchVery Positive83% of 103 reviews2023
Dev: Geekspree
Windows · Mac · Linux
In this unforgiving rogue-lite twin stick shooter, death awaits you behind every corner. Fight your way through hordes of monsters, eliminate bosses and loot their valuable items and body parts. With them you can enhance your own body, unlock powerful skills and create your own unique builds.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.3%, Bullet Hell 14.4%, Action Roguelike 13.8%, Procedural Generation 11.5%, Post-apocalyptic 10.7%
- #35 Gunbot Diplomacy: Blast Off
74% matchVery Positive87% of 141 reviews2025
Dev: Sleepy SentryPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Splatter slimes, massacre mutants, and assemble your perfect Gunbot! Survive the wasteland in this top-down shooter roguelite by customizing your weapons on the unique upgrade grid, and pick from tons of build-defining modules and wacky bots for a new experience every run. Prologue teaser build.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 18%, Bullet Hell 15.6%, Action Roguelike 14%, Top-Down Shooter 13.8%, Post-apocalyptic 10.2%
- #36 VOID/BREAKER
72% matchVery Positive92% of 2,318 reviews2025
Dev: Stubby GamesPub: Playstack
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Fast paced Bullet hell Roguelite FPS 🔴 Fight relentless machines driven by a hostile AI. Escape an endless cycle. Craft infinite weapon variants with deep gun modding. Forge deadly synergies. Carve your way out through enviro destruction /BREAK THE SYSTEM /BREAK FREE
Why similar: Bullet Hell 17%, Robots 14.1%, Action Roguelike 13.3%, Difficult 13.2%, Roguelite 12.3%
- #37 Gigantes Ex Machina
73% matchVery Positive85% of 248 reviews2025
Dev: AcrylByte
Windows
Fast paced Top-down shooter! Smartly use IRCM to evade the constant barrage of bullets and missiles and destroy everything that stands in your way.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.4%, Roguelite 26.7%, Arcade 11.5%, Mechs 10.8% ★, Action 7.2%
- #38 Survivor Mercs
75% matchMostly Positive74% of 156 reviews2023
Dev: Wolpertinger GamesPub: Wandering Wizard
Windows
Purge the billionaires' robot army with your Merc squad! Fast-paced twin-stick action, frantic horde survival, tactical squad-building & tons of loot! Exploit game-breaking synergies to beat the M.E.G.A. Corp. bosses in ever-changing operations. Lock, load, and loot, Commander!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 13.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.4%, Arena Shooter 11.3%, Bullet Hell 8.7%, Action Roguelike 8.1%
- #39 Bullet Bunny
74% matchVery Positive87% of 126 reviews2024
Dev: penusbmic
Windows
Bullet Bunny is a twin-stick shooter with rogue-like elements. Fend off an onslaught of enemies, level up, and create unique builds every run while trying to survive 500 seconds!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.3%, Bullet Hell 13.9%, Action Roguelike 10.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.6%, Top-Down Shooter 9%
- #40 Outnumbered
75% matchMostly Positive79% of 241 reviews2022
Dev: Amped Horizon
Windows
Outnumbered is a mass-enemy top-down shooter with rogue-lite elements. You may be greatly outnumbered, but not outpowered. Evolve into the ultimate weapon of destruction!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 16%, Action Roguelike 14.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.8%, Top-Down Shooter 11.7%, Roguelite 10.7%
- #41 Time Treker
73% matchMixed70% of 484 reviews2024
Dev: Fuse Game
Windows
Choose your pilot and build your own custom mecha with 17+ weapons and 55+ attachments, then jump to the battlefield against hundreds of enemies to save spacetime itself in this thrilling sci-fi bullet heaven!
Why similar: Mechs 20.1% ★, Twin Stick Shooter 17%, Bullet Hell 11.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.3%, Action Roguelike 9.9%
- #42 Berzerk: Recharged
73% matchMixed63% of 57 reviews2023
Dev: SneakyBoxPub: Atari
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Blast your way through an endless maze inhabited by deadly robots and their invulnerable, menacing master Evil Otto. Tag in a friend in local co-op to help you survive this twin-stick revival of an arcade classic.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 16.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.8%, Bullet Hell 10.7%, Action Roguelike 10%, Top-Down Shooter 9.7%
- #43 Greedland
69% matchVery Positive84% of 3,116 reviews2025
Dev: VaMP HePub: Gamersky Games
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
"Greedland” is a roguelike game mixed with survivor-like elements. It's reminiscent of Crimsonland and Vampire Survivors, and as the battle progresses your character will become a mobile arsenal of destruction!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 19.9%, Mechs 19.6% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 13.4%, Bullet Hell 11.6%, Roguelite 9.7%
- #44 Cult Of Babel : Prologue
71% matchVery Positive83% of 65 reviews2022
Dev: Menacing Aura Games
Windows
Roguelite Overpowered Wizard Simulator. Slay hundreds of cultists using the power of ancient cards and your magical steampunk arsenal. Choose from a diverse set of cards to create unique, game-breaking builds and shoot down the horde trying to stop you.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 18.4%, Arena Shooter 16%, Bullet Hell 11.8%, Action Roguelike 11.6%, Top-Down Shooter 10.7%
- #45 Geometry Arena
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,401 reviews2021
Dev: 011 Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 78%
A free-form arena-shooter Roguelite with heavy emphasis on building an overpowered character! You play as a little shape that shoots other shapes! Strengthen your character by mixing and matching mods and upgrades, and experiment with a limitless rune upgrade system!
Why similar: Arena Shooter 25.2%, Action Roguelike 18.2%, Bullet Hell 16.3%, Top-Down Shooter 15.7%, Roguelite 11.5%
- #46 God Of Weapons
68% matchVery Positive85% of 5,074 reviews2023
Dev: Archmage LabsPub: Archmage Games Studio
Windows
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Embark on a thrilling journey in God of Weapons, an action roguelike where you must ascend the tower of Zhor to reclaim the last light for the world. To survive the monster onslaught on each tower's level, you'll need to obtain and carefully organize weapons and accessories in your inventory.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 23.5%, Action Roguelike 17.9%, Bullet Hell 17.5%, Roguelite 13.8%, Procedural Generation 13.6%
- #47 Witchinour
72% matchVery Positive92% of 59 reviews2017
Dev: mahojigoku
Windows
Witchinour is a roguelite twin stick shooter focused on fast, 60fps action and constantly increasing difficulty. You play as an explorer who comes across a dungeon that an apprentice witch named Nour found herself lost in years ago on a full moon...
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 21.7%, Action Roguelike 12.8%, Top-Down Shooter 12%, Bullet Hell 12%, Procedural Generation 10.9%
- #48 Cyclo Chambers
70% matchVery Positive84% of 135 reviews2023
Dev: Hobofeller
Windows
Collect synergizing items to create an overpowered character to fight hordes of cyclops monsters. Cyclo Chambers is a fast-paced, top-down arena shooter with light rogue-like elements. 150 items to choose from to create frantic combinations. Different runs every time.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 21.6%, Arena Shooter 14.8%, Bullet Hell 12.9%, Action Roguelike 12.6%, Top-Down Shooter 10.7%
- #49 Null Vector
70% matchVery Positive96% of 268 reviews2018
Dev: Optical Override
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Trade. Gamble. Fight! Test your arcade chops in Null Vector, a twin-stick shooter rogue-lite. Discover and experiment with thousands of weapon combinations, take strategic advantage of machines to trade and gamble for new ship parts, and unleash your own bullet hell upon the Final Boss!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 19.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.1%, Bullet Hell 11.9%, Action Roguelike 11.1%, Difficult 10.5%
- #50 Battle Shapers
67% matchVery Positive82% of 1,056 reviews2024
Dev: Metric Empire
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Battle Shapers is an action-packed, sci-fi FPS roguelite in which you shoot and smash your way through swarms of corrupt robots. Wield powerful weapons, abilities, and game-changing new powers stolen from ruthless Overlords.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 24.8%, Robots 24%, Roguelite 20%, Shooter 14.7%, Sci-fi 9.7%
- #51 Horde Hunters
68% matchVery Positive87% of 103 reviews2025
Dev: Antti Vaihia
Windows
Slay hordes of enemies on thrilling missions to save the humanity from a looming demon onslaught.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.4%, Bullet Hell 15.5%, Action Roguelike 14.4%, Procedural Generation 13.3%, Roguelite 12.3%
- #52 Bibots
71% matchMixed57% of 60 reviews2022
Dev: Square SquidPub: PID Games
Windows
Bibots is a top-down shooter rogue lite set in a futuristic world. Play as Tayar, an explorer in control of a nervy robot and clear rooms filled with monsters, powers and secrets to unveil. Die, try and repeat until you face your world’s final threat.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 22.4%, Bullet Hell 22.4%, Mechs 22.1% ★, Difficult 18.8%, Top-Down 9.4%
- #53 Pesticide Not Required
67% matchVery Positive94% of 886 reviews2024
Dev: Jampacked Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Mow down countless crops and corrupt critters while crafting game-breaking builds! Pesticide Not Required is an action roguelite bullet heaven game with farming sim elements that offers a myriad of stats and special character traits to create wildly diverse run possibilities.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 17.7%, Bullet Hell 13.3%, Action Roguelike 13.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 13%, Top-Down Shooter 10.9%
- #54 Nova Drift
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 14,407 reviews2024
Dev: ChimericPub: Pixeljam
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 19.6 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Nova Drift distills the mechanical depth and strategy of an ARPG into classic arcade space combat. Control an endlessly evolving bio-mechanical ship, face legions of strange and deadly foes, and ride the wake of a dying star across the void.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 21.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.9%, Bullet Hell 15.8%, Action Roguelike 15%, Roguelite 11.6%
- #55 NIMRODS
66% matchVery Positive85% of 1,747 reviews2024
Dev: Fiveamp
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.3 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Assemble a limitless arsenal in this survive-em-up roguelite shooter. As a Gun Manufacturer's testing force, your mission is simple: test the latest gun tech and scavenge alien planets. Collect insane weapon parts to invent crazy guns that slay thousands. You may not survive, but your guns will!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.7%, Bullet Hell 18.9%, Action Roguelike 17.6%, Roguelite 14.3%, Arcade 9.1%
- #56 Blacksea Odyssey
71% matchVery Positive80% of 205 reviews2016
Dev: Blacksea OdysseyPub: Spiral Summit Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 35%
Enter the Blacksea Odyssey, a violent top-down rogue-lite space shoot ‘em up RPG brimming with colossal creatures and runic technologies. Explore dangerous, interstellar spacescapes as you hunt enormous space-behemoths with a harpoon and rune-infused spears.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 20%, Action Roguelike 14.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.4%, Top-Down Shooter 10.9%, Procedural Generation 9.8%
- #57 Arcadium - Space Odyssey
65% matchVery Positive94% of 108 reviews2026
Dev: Luciano Bercini
Windows · Mac
Arcadium is a survival roguelite set in a dynamic, ever-changing universe. Journey across space, harvest planetary resources, and craft powerful builds to eradicate relentless waves of aliens. Each playthrough unveils a new and uncharted universe, ensuring endless challenges and discoveries.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 17.6%, Bullet Hell 14.4%, Action Roguelike 13%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.4%, Roguelite 10.2%
- #58 Dust & Neon
68% matchMostly Positive77% of 405 reviews2023
Dev: David Marquardt Studios
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Rain down hell on the robot army in DUST & NEON, an award-winning best-in-class post-apocalyptic shooter where twitchy-finger gunslingers are rewarded with fame and glory.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.2%, Action Roguelike 13.5%, Bullet Hell 13.1%, Difficult 12.9%, Roguelite 10.8%
- #59 Mars Survivors
69% matchMixed66% of 68 reviews2023
Dev: Leguas Intrepidas
Windows · Mac · Linux
Ready to tackle the challenge? On Mars, confront countless mutated creatures and mechanical monsters. Choose survivors, weapons, and skills wisely for diverse battles. Employ precise shooting, agile dodging, and strategic use of props and skills to fend off enemy attacks.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.4%, Bullet Hell 15.7%, Action Roguelike 15.1%, Top-Down Shooter 13.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.7%
- #60 Laser Disco Defenders
70% matchVery Positive83% of 52 reviews2016
Dev: Out Of BoundsPub: Excalibur Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
A self-inflicted bullet hell that combines retro sci-fi with the sounds and sights of the disco era
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22%, Robots 13.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.7%, Procedural Generation 11.2%, Bullet Hell 11.2%